Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites
on Dec 03, 2014, Updated Jul 16, 2024
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These Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites are perfect for a pre-workout or after school snack! They’re easy to make, gluten-free, vegan and you’ll love the cinnamon apple flavor!
Tis the season for a non-stop supply of cookies, candy and desserts staring you in the face. I have a serious weakness for dessert, especially Christmas treats, I can’t keep my hands off of them. If you have the same problem as me, then it’s essential that you make these Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites to ward off the cookie cravings!
Lately I feel like all I’ve been doing is shoving one cookie after another in my mouth. They’ve all been delicious, but I’m starting to get a little disgusted with myself. I know it’s the time of the year when overindulging is expected, but I really don’t want January to come and find out I have to run off 10 extra pounds of gingerbread, eggnog and peppermint ice cream!
To help combat my sugar cravings I decided to make a healthier snack that would still let me feel like I was eating a sweet treat.
These Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites are the perfect cure for your sweet tooth. The best part is they’re guilt free, unlike those 3 cookies I shoved in my mouth yesterday.
The energy bites are a combination of dried apples, oats, almonds, dates, cinnamon, allspice, and maple syrup for sweetness. To make them, start by soaking the dates in hot water for 10 minutes. Don’t throw out the water the dates soak in.
Add all of the ingredients to a food processor or high-speed blender and blend them until they form a paste/dough consistency. You may need to add a couple of tablespoons of the water that the dates soaked in if you find the mixture isn’t combining.
Once the energy bite paste is made, take a tablespoon of it and roll it into a ball. I like to have damp hands when I roll them to keep the dough from sticking too much.The Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites are best stored in the refrigerator or freezer. I prefer to pull mine right out of the freezer and eat them, but you can also let them sit out for a few minutes to get soft.
The flavor of these Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites can best be described as having a little piece of apple pie without the crust. The combination of the dates, dried apples, and maple syrup makes these perfectly sweet, and the almonds and oats add a nice nutty flavor to them.
If you’re like me and trying to control your cookie intake this month, then make a batch of these healthy Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites to have on hand for those days when your sweet tooth is calling!
Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried apples
- 1/2 cup medjool dates, pits removed
- 1/2 cup unsalted almonds
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, gluten-free if needed
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice optional
- 2 tablespoons water, more if needed
Instructions
- Soak the dates in hot water for 10 minutes. Add all of the ingredients to a food processor or high speed blender and blend until the mixture turns into a paste or dough like consistency.
- Scoop out heaping tablespoons of the mixture and roll into balls. Store the energy bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These are “okay” but I don’t love them. The apple taste isn’t strong and organic dried apples are a bit expensive. I will absolutely eat them though. I don’t see a star rating but I would give 3/5
Just wondering why not the freeze dried apples. I am having a hard time finding unsweetened dried apples without sulphites.
Hi Monique,
You could definitely substitute freeze dried apples if you’re having trouble finding regular dried ones that you like. I just chose to use the regular version because I like the chewy texture they add to the energy bite.
Hi, I would love to do this as a program at my public library this fall. Would it be okay if I used your image to promote the program? I would leave your blog information on the image and cite your blog for the recipe.
Hi Krystal,
Absolutely Krystal. As long as the recipe isn’t reprinted then I’m ok with it. Thank you for asking!
Hi, I don’t quite understand how these are “healthy” or “guilt free” or in any way better than cookies? They are packed with sugar and therefore calories… Just curious :)
Hi.
The recipe is supposed to be gluten free. But one of the ingredients is fashioned oats. So unfortunately it’s not gluten free. What can I take instead of fashioned oats to make it gluten free?
Hi Jana,
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. This is an older post and I haven’t gotten around to updating the oats. My preference for gluten-free rolled oats is Bob’s Red Mill. http://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten-free-rolled-oats.html
Love the pop of nutrition in every bite.
Thanks Suzanne! They make a great little snack!
what can you sub. for oats? I’m paleo and can’t have grains
Hi April. I haven’t tried making these paleo, but I would suspect that almond meal could be used as a replacement for the oats or any other kind of nut “flour”.